Improvement in churns



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No. 217,168. Paf'en'fed 1u 1y1,1879.

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JOSEPH E. TAYLOR, OFA FRANKFORT, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHURNS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 217,168, dated J nly 1,1879; application filed February 24, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOSEPH EARLY TAY- LOR, of Frankfort, in the county ofClinton and Sta-te ot' Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Churns, of which the following is an exact description.

The invention is an improvement in the class of vertical reciprocatingchurns; and it consists in theconstruction and attachment to thechurn-body of the bearing for the crankshaft and the guide for thepit-man or rod which connects' the flasher-statt' and crankshaft.

In accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view, and Fig. 2 a verticalsection, of my improved churn. Figs. 3, 4, 5 are detail views.

The churn-body A has a detachable perforated cover, B.Oppositely-rotating dashers Gr Gr are attached to thereciprocating'shaft or staff E. These parts are not of my inveution.

The shaft E is connected with the arm K of a crank-shaft, I, by means ofthe right-angular rod N. The ljournal ot' the crank has its bearin g inan arm or bracket, L, which is rigidly attached to the side ot' thechurn-body A, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Said arm or bracket L projectsfirst outward and then upward parallel to the side of the body A, andthe crank-arm K swings or rotates in the space between them.

A hole is formed in the horizontal arm of connecting-rod N- near itsangle, to receive the guide-rod M, which is attached vertically to theside of the churn-body A, and extends from the bracket L (with which itis formed in one piece) upward above the top of the churn. Said rod Mserves as a guide for the connecting-rod N during its reciprocation, andthe hole through which the rod passes is necessarily made large to allowthe vibration of the rod correspondingly with the throw or radius of thecrank-arm K.

The bracket L, crank I K, and rod M constitute an attachment which issimple, cheap, easily applied to the churn, and occupies little space.

To operate the churn, the handle S of the outer crank-arm, I, is graspedand rotated, which imparts a combined circular and reciprocating motionto the pitman or connecting rod N, thereby alternately raising andlowering the stal E and its attached dashers G, which latter are causedto rotate in opposite directions during their vertical movements by theaction ot' their oblique arms or blades on the cream.

What I claim is- 'Ihe combination, with the churn-body A, of theattachment consisting of the bracket or arm L, the guide-rod M, crank IK S, and angular rod N, said bracket and guide-rod being rigidly securedto the side of the churn body, as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aftlx my signaturein presence ot' two witnesses.

` JOSEPH EARLY TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

JAMES T. Hoen/IAN,

JNO. W. ELs'roN.

